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Are you an African student searching for scholarship to fund your studies abroad? Search no more, below is a list of scholarships for African students to study abroad 2025-2026.
The GAS scheme runs in 2 cohorts per year: 1st June – 31st August; mid-October – mid-December. Applicants should indicate their preferred cohort although this cannot be guaranteed. Graduate attachés will be involved in three types of work while at the BIEA:
Published: 05 Apr 2022 Type: Internship Deadline: 22 Apr 2022
The MasterCard Foundation has partnered with the University of Cape Town (UCT) to oversee the implementation of financial, academic, social and post-graduation support to awarded candidates under the scholarship titled The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Cape Town. The vi
Published: 05 Apr 2022 Type: Masters Deadline: 30 Apr 2022
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The JAMII Femmes initiative aims to increase the impact of African women entrepreneurs on the African economy and support the creation of innovative solutions for sustainable development that will contribute to positive change in Africa by impro
Published: 04 Apr 2022 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 31 May 2022
The governance programme contributes to strengthening service delivery, promoting democratic governance and gender equality and women’s empowerment through programmatic interventions that aim to build a capable, ethical and developmental state that is fit for purpose. It seeks to do by:
Published: 04 Apr 2022 Type: Postgraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: 06 Apr 2022
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These scholarships are generously supported by Standard Bank of South Africa PLC. These scholarships are to support academically gifted students who do not have the financial means to pursue further studies of this nature. The successful candidates will need to demonstrate a combination of exce
Published: 04 Apr 2022 Type: Masters Deadline: 28 Apr 2022
Africa is highly sensitive to both existing climate variability and projected climate change. As a result, governments, industries and communities throughout Africa will be increasingly required to respond to and mitigate the impacts of climate change. The ANU Institute for Climate, Energy &
Published: 04 Apr 2022 Type: Training Deadline: 24 Apr 2022
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The West African Research Association (WARA), in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation, is pleased to announce support for young West African scholars through its Ideas Matter Doctoral Fellowship program. This program reflects our joint commitment to increasing opportunities for emerging West
Published: 01 Apr 2022 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 17 Apr 2022
The Seed Transformation Program (STP) is a year-long, part-time intensive leadership program for CEOs/founders of established businesses. Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty and other experts deliver strategy sessions for CEOs and their management teams, in which leaders learn and
Published: 01 Apr 2022 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 01 Jun 2022
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The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) in partnership with DAAD is inviting applications for the MPhil in Seed Science and Technology programme. Successful applicants will enrol in January 2023 and will comprise the ninth cohort of MPhil Students.
Published: 31 Mar 2022 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 20 Apr 2022
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The African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) at the University of the Witwatersrand is seeking applications for MA and PhD scholarships offered by DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) as part of its ‘In-Region Scholarship Programme South Africa’. D
Published: 31 Mar 2022 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 30 Apr 2022
Netflix, the world’s leading streaming entertainment service, has committed KSH 33,000,000 towards a Creative Equity Scholarship Fund (CESF) in East Africa that will provide financial support to African creatives to access quality tertiary education in film and TV-focused disciplines at sought
Published: 31 Mar 2022 Type: Training Deadline: 29 Apr 2022
PAYLP is an intensive academic program offered by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)’s Youth Programs Division. Through three-week intensive exchanges in the United States, participants engage in workshops on leadership and service, community site visits related to
Published: 31 Mar 2022 Type: Training Deadline: 05 Apr 2022
ITU is organizing a global competition to select the first group of “Generation Connect Gender Champions.” The competition, funded by the Government of Canada, will select twelve (12) outstanding young women (ages 18-24) from developing countries (2 from each ITU region).
Published: 30 Mar 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 03 Apr 2022
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Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships give talented students from anywhere in the Commonwealth the opportunity to gain a Master’s degree, while developing new skills, experiencing life in another country, and building their global networks. Join more than 35,000 individuals wh
Published: 30 Mar 2022 Type: Masters Deadline: 24 May 2022
The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) is open to citizens of certain developing countries with relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a master degree program in a developm
Published: 30 Mar 2022 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 27 May 2022
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Applications are invited for the Africa’s Business Heroes Competition 2022. Africa’s Business Heroes directly supports talented and promising African entrepreneurs through its namesake Prize competition. ABH aims to identify, support and inspire the next generation of African entrepre
Published: 29 Mar 2022 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 06 Jun 2022
The Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East (OSVP) has become a reference and has passed the 10-year mark by entering its 11th edition. Every year, it rewards the best technological projects with a positive impact in Africa and the Middle East. The competition is organized in tw
Published: 29 Mar 2022 Type: Contest Deadline: 27 May 2022
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The purpose of the Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme is to provide opportunities for postdoctoral researchers in Africa to pursue their own research projects, thereby indirectly strengthening the academic milieux in African countries. The scholarship offers access to the Institute&rsquo
Published: 29 Mar 2022 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 01 May 2022
In 2010 alone, a whopping 380,376 African Students, enrolled for studies at an international university, from then to 2020, that number has significantly grown with many African students making plans to study overseas.
Usually, when you check the cost that comes with studying overseas, it is easier for you to opt for a cheaper option, which is studying in your country. Yet, the question remains, if abroad studies are so expensive why then are African Students trooping out to do so? Simple answer, they are going to school on scholarship.
In a bid to make studying abroad easier and cheaper for students in various African countries, the government, universities, companies, foundations, and even individuals, made available schemes such as fully-funded scholarships for African students, which aspiring students like you can take advantage of to fund their studies overseas.
Being the absolute go to website / plug for all things international scholarships for African students, you can now double your efforts on finding suitable online scholarships for African students, by browsing through our impressive compilation of international study opportunities you can easily qualify for.
We believe that money should never be a hindrance for you to further your education, which is why we also have overseas study opportunities that you can benefit from, no matter the type of degree you want to pursue.
As a Masters or Ph.D student, you can check out our latest postgraduate scholarships for African students. And if you are an aspiring Bachelor's degree student, to see our undergraduate scholarships for African students to study abroad go to our undergraduate section. We ensure that no one gets left behind in this race for better abroad study opportunities.
ScholarshipTab is a well-rounded platform, and we are committed to bringing you the latest admissions going on in international universities in the top countries that take in the highest number of African students. We have choice scholarships in USA, UK, Japan, Ukraine, Finland, France, Netherlands, and Canada
What are you still waiting for? Start applying for the latest 2020 scholarships immediately, before you miss your flight.
